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This interactive activity adapted from NOVA provides students a way to gain a more accurate understanding of how science is done. Two videos, which feature the work of renowned scientists Percy Julian and Judah Folkman, demonstrate that while scienti...sts may use an orderly approach to learn new information and solve problems, they proceed along different paths in their quests. The link includes two videos. The first video is about Julian Percy. In the 1930s, chemist Julian Percy joined the race to synthesize a plant alkaloid called physostigmine from basic chemical building blocks. As you watch the video, the link pairs up the various parts of the scientific process with his steps in the investigation. The second video is about Dr. Judah Folkman, who conducted research about the growth of tumors. Again, as you watch the video, the link will align the steps in the scientific method with the steps in his investigation. Closed captioning is included on both videos.[more]

The forgery of Mormon documents is examined using forensic science. The chemistry of ammonia and ink is duplicated to show how the documents were made to look old. Great for kids to see how science can be used in daily life.

Biochemist Kary Mullis talks about the basis of modern science: the experiment. Sharing tales from the 17th century and from his own backyard-rocketry days, Mullis celebrates the curiosity, inspiration and rigor of good science in all its forms. Kary... Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a way to copy a strand of DNA. Run time 29:30.[more]

After thousands of years of attributing all cause and effect to "magic" scientists decide to try a different method. In the seventeenth century, European thinkers started to invest their studies which lead to the scientific revolution. Scientific rev...olution was about beliefs, logic, and reason. Nicolas Copernicus made others believe that the sun, not the earth was the center of the universe.
another scientist, Galileo invented the telescope. Thomas Edison and Latimer invented the record player and the light bulb. All 3 scientists used scientific methods to help for what was needed to invent their experiment and change the way people thought. This video explains how the scientific method came to benefit mankind. An excellent motivator for students as it shows that not all inventions need to be grand. (03:55)[more]

Scientists are always working to better understand the world. They use the scientific method to help. The scientific method includes making observations, developing hypotheses, designing experiements, collecting data, and then drawing conclusions. ... Learn more about the scientific method with the cartoon animation from StudyJams. A short, self-checking quiz and song are also provided on this link.[more]

Concepts:
Variables, Independent or Manipulated Variable, Independent or Responding Variable
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Part of a Blended Classroom taught at Millard West High School.
Produced for Millard Public Schools by Justin Higgins.
Lesson Plans an...d how the course is structured:
http://sciencewithhiggins.com/classes/psp/[more]

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